Department of Botany, Government Girls’ P. G. College, Fatehpur-212601, U. P., India
Online published on 15 May, 2012.
The seedlings of Ageratum conyzoides Linn. of Family Asteraceae were treated with various concentrations of Ethyl Methane Sulphonate (EMS) to record its effect on production of alkaloids. 0.5% EMS showed an appreciable change over the control and was effective concentration to increase the alkaloid contents in A. conyzoides Linn.
Ageratum conyzoides, Ethyl Methane Sulphonate, alkaloid content